Adjustable pedal extension



G. H. RIVES.

ADJUSTABLE'PEDAL EXTENSION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. I920.

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Spec ificationof Letters Patent;

To allwhomz't may concern: A

Be it known: that I, GEORGE: H. RIvEs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New-York, in the county of New. York and State of-NewYork,- haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in an AdjustablePedal Extension,; of which the ,andzthe like.

following is a full, clear, and exact specification. I i

.Thisinvention relates 1 to a class of devices adapted to'be usedespecially in c onjunction with the foot pedalsof automobiles Myinvention has for-itsobject primarily to provide an extension devicedesigned to be appliedto the, foot plate of the pedal of an automobile,.autotruck and like vehicle whereby the, bearing surface for the foot ofI the chauffeur ofthe vehicle for: operating .the pedal maybearrangedso'that ea Gh, pedal. when a number are used maybe separatelyoperated without danger of a'cci'dentally; 0p

7 crating the others as well as serving to prevent, liability ofoccurrence of accidents by providing fan'iple, supportfor the foot. IThe 7 invention-contemplates mainlythe provision of. a Plate havingon-one of its ends a hook I member for removably engaging one of the Qside edges of the foot-pedal ofan automo bile so that theplatewillreston-the top of thepedal aswell as extending in a lateral directionbeyond the second'side edge of. the

V pedal; On. the underside of the protruding fleigwg h r-i ther objectsof the invention are to prosecond-end of;the plate is a slidable. clip:which is adj ustable. for removably engaging the second side edgeofthepedal and .asso-i ciated with the plate andclip is a locking eleme t for.releasably locking. the plate and] -fvide on the PlELtG StOP S toprevent lateral I adjustable .E itenisio n. device which ,may be I Y:shifting of theclip when locked tothe plate toprovide on, the-platefandiclip coacting teeth r apreve tin zthe' cli p froin slidable movementback and forth v between stops when locked to the plate; andto providean 4 made in anysuitable sizeand shape for use;

onautomobilefoot pedals of various' types. With these andfotherobjectslin view,'. the invention will befhereinaftermore fully dej-, f iscribed with reference to the accompanying};

drawing forming'ga part of thisl sp'e'cifiation in which similar"charactersoffireference indicate corresponding parts in all thev1ews,.'j

- "hp'plicationfiled June 12, 1920. Serial No. 388,552.

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to, the latter being" shown in and partly in detail.- f

' The slidable clip Patented Aug. 9, 192 1.

and will then be pointed out the claims at the end. ofthe description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a fragmentary view showing part of. anautomobile with forms 'ofadjustable pedal extensions embodyingmyinvention applied to a number of the foot pedals of the vehicle.

, Fig. 2 is an enlarged inverted plan of the Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail sectional view .taken vonlthe'line 33 of Fig. .2, with theslidable clip removed therefrom.

F ig.4 is a plan of the s'lidabl'e clip.

g Fig. 5 is a detail sectional-view taken on the line5-5 of Fig. .4, and1 Fig. v6 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing a side elevation ofthe foot pedal of an automobile with the device applied therecrosssection The device or pedaliextension a plate 10 which may be of anysuitable shape and size, though the formof the plate illustrated issubstantially rectangular. In practicefone of these plates is-arrangedupon the foot plate of the-brake pedal and clutch pedal, as A and'B, ofanautomobile, autotruck or other like vehicle, as 0, when ofatypethaving such a number offoot p'edals.- On one end of the plate l0is a hook member or catch 11 which is preferably [provided by undersideof the plateso' that the plate when applied to. thepedal mayjbearrangedfor the hook member to bel disposed inioverlapping engagementwith one .of the sideedges of the pedal. The plate isof alength so thatits second end protrudes laterally some distaneebeyondthesecond sideedge of the pedal, and 'coacting with the hook member 11 to removablylockthe plate to the pedal on the underside of the movableclip, as 12..

plate 10 is aslide or 12 i preferably 0f; a

form having a flat'body part, as 13., which is of considerably lesslength thanthelength of the plate lQ,yvhilefbeing of awidth slightlyless than the width of the plate. On one endlof the body-partj13 is "ahook bending the end of the plate downwardly andthen inwardly in spacedrelation to the member, as 'l lywhich maybe provided by bending thebody; ,part downwardlyand forwardly toward the entrance to the hookmember 11 .;of. the plate '10. -The.- entrances Y of the'memba l a d. e:h eb i ond side edge of the pedal, and projecting from the' second endof thebody part 13 of the clip may be an extension, as 15. In order-toreleasably fasten the clip 12 to the "plate 10: when thehook members 11and 1 1 are in engagement with the foot pedal, in

the body part 18 of the clip as well as in the extension 15 is a slot16,-and protrudlng through this slot from the underside of the plate 10is a fixed threaded bolt 17 having a Wing nuton its threaded free end sothat by screwing the nutac'cordlngly 1t will en gage the clip 12 forreleasing or tightening the clip and plate together.

Serving to prevent the clip 12 from lateral movement on the plate 10,projecting down wardly from the underside of the plate are two stops, as19 and 20, both of which may be in the forms of flanges provided by bending the lengthwise edges of the plate down- "wardly alongside of theside edges of the clips These stops or flanges are of widths so thatthey extend below the clips, and the i stops are spaced apart to allowfree slidable 'movementof the clip backand forth toward and from thehook member 11 of the plate 10, while preventing all tendency toaccidentally shift laterally. On the underside of 7 end opposite to-thehook member 11 may be leasably locked to the plate 10 theteeth of theclip will engage the teeth 21 of the plate;

one or more rows of teeth, as 21, and onthe face of the extensions 15ofth'e clip 12 in opposition to the teeth may also be provided oneor'more rows ofteeth 22 which are arran ed so that when the cli is, re:

'7 10', and the 'clip will thereby be prevented 7 vehicle is pedals.

from accidental movement back and forth 'relative tothe hook member ll'when the device is clamped on the foot pedal. On the top or the plate10 may be provided'a pad or cushion, as 23, of rubber or other resilientmaterial if desired, and this padmay be'of any suitable type, such asthe form of pad disclosed in'my Patent No. 1,177,808.

Thus a simple and efficient device is provided foruse on the foot pedalsof automobiles, autotrucksvand' like vehicles whereby the bearingsurface of the pedal for the foot of the operator of the vehicle may beextended as well as being arranged so that the pedal may at all times bequickly andposi tively operated I without danger o1"- interfer ing withthe; other foot pedals when the equipped with anumber of the j whenthe-slide element is accordingly ad- L justed, and means for releasablylocking the In the foregoingbodied the preferred form of my invention,

the plate 10 at its description, I have embut I do. not wishtofbesunderstood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodificati'ons may be made therein without edeparting from the principleor sacrificing any, o ij the advantages of this invention, thereforeIreserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fal l w ithinthe scope thereof.

Having,,thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent v r 1. An adjustable pedal extension, comprising platehaving on one of its ends a hook member adapted to remov'ably' engageone edgeof a foot pedal so that the plate will rest upon top of v.thepedal and said plate beingof a lengthiso that itssecond end partprotrudes beyond thesecond side edge of the pedal, spaced stopsdepending downwardly from said second end part of plate, teeth on theunderside of, theplate between the-sto-ps, a clip sli'dably movable onthe plate between the stops toward and from i the hook member fordetachably engaging thesecond side edge of the pedal when the clip isaccordingly:- adjusted, and means for releasablylocking the plate andclip when adjusted in engagementwith the pedal.

2, An adjustable pedal extension, comprising a plate having on one ofitsends a hook member adapted to removably engage one edgeof a foot pedalso that the p late will rest upon top of the pedal and said plate beingof-a length so that itssecond end part protrudes beyond the second sideedge'of the pedal, spaced stops depending downwardly from said secondend part of plate, teeth on the underside of the plate between thestops, a' clipyslidably movable on the plate between the stops towardand from the hook member for detachably engagingthe second side edge ofthe 'pe'dalwwhen theclip is accordingly adjusted, means for releasablylocking the plate and clip when; adjusted in engagement withthe pedal,and teeth on the clip, adapted to engage the teeth of said plate'whenthe clipand plate are locked together.

3. An adjustable pedal extension, comprising a plate having on one ofits sends a hook member adapted to removably engage one edge of a footpedal so that the plate will rest upon topof the pedal and/said platebeing of a length so thatits second end p t pr u e i he sewed. si e f; te p d l; s ced t ps. dependi g d w wardly from said second end part ofplate,

V teeth onthe underside of "plate between the stops, a slide elementmovable on the plat be w n t e S p i wa d a d o the hookmember, a hookmember protrudthe slide element for ,detachably engaging the second sideedge ojf the pedal plate and slide element with its hook menr her whenadjusted in engagement with the pedal.

4. An adjustable pedal extension, comprising a plate having on one ofits ends a hook member adapted to removably engage one edge of a footpedal so that the plate will rest upon top of the pedal and said platebeing of a length so that its second end part protrudes beyond thesecond side edge of the pedal, spaced stops depending downwardly fromsaid second end part of plate, teeth on the underside of the platebetween the stops, a slide element movable on the ingv from the slideelement for detachably engaging the second side edge of the pedal whenthe slide element is accordingly adjusted, means for releasably lockingthe plate and slide element with its hook member when adjusted inengagement with the pedal, and teeth on the slide element, Q

adapted to engage the teeth of said plate -When the slide element andplate are locked together. I

This specification signed and witnessed this 11th day of June, A. D.1920. i I

' GEORGE H. RIVES.

l/Vitness: v V a I FREDERICK CRYnR.

